GSN: Cash Cab Clues (S6, Ep23)

Here is some extra trivia from a Cash Cab episode that aired on 8/5/25 on the Game Show Network. An asterisk will mark the clues that the passengers missed with their wrong answers, if any, in parentheses.

First Fare: Angela, Catherine, Pete
$50 ROUND:
1. A pioneer of hands-free cellphone technology, what company’s logo features an ancient Nordic rune representing the letter “B”?
2. Due to extensive inbreeding in the royal family, what iconic Queen of the Nile had only 4 great-grandparents?
3. Inspired by Watergate, what term did the press use to refer to an incident involving Sarah Palin and a state police officer?
4. According to DIY meteorologists, air temperatures can be calculated by counting the chirps of what 6-legged arthropods?
$100 ROUND:
1. While “S” belongs to Sweden, what letter represents Spain on international license plates?
2. Merging with TWA in 2001, what airline once saved $40,000 by removing one olive from each of its first class meals?
3. A devoted environmentalist, what media mogul became the nation’s large private landowner in 2007?
4. Also a Tom Clancy bestseller, what phrase did Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes make famous in a 1919 opinion on free speech?
$200 ROUND:
1. Sometimes made with fragments of pottery, what ancient art form lent its name to a web browser of the 1990s?
2. Based in Japan, the name of what sneaker company is an acronym for a Latin phrase meaning a sound mind in a sound body?

ANSWERS: show

Video Challenge: A perpetual work in progress, this South Dakota memorial has been under construction since the Truman administration. Rivaling Mount Rushmore in scale, this monument in the making pays tribute to what Lakota warrior?
WON: $0 / lost double or nothing

Second Fare: Frank & Theresa
$50 ROUND:
1. Sounding similar to a handheld firearm, what is the term for the female reproductive organ of a flower?
2. As a reminder of its red roots, the intelligence agency of former Soviet republic Belarus still uses what 3-letter name?
3. In 2009, an Italian scientist artificially aged a burial cloth to test the authenticity of what religious relic?
4. Despite her Eastern European heritage, what nickname does famed tennis player Martin Hingis share with a brand of hot chocolate?
$100 ROUND:
1. More ornate than Doric or Ionic, what type of columns share their name with the 7th Book of the New Testament?
2. Though Saudi Arabia is the religion’s spiritual homeland, what island nation is home to the world’s largest Muslim population?
3. Named for a piece of cookware, what old school relative of the dumbbell resembles a cannonball with a handle

ANSWERS: show

WON: $0 / 3 strikes

Third Fare: Martha, Becky, Joe
$50 ROUND:
1. Providing a haven for hipsters since 1987, what Austin festival is usually abbreviated SXSW?
2. Caused by sipping Slurpees, what synonym for ice cream headache was trademarked by 7-Eleven?
3. Known for her scandalous affinity for shuffleboard, Massachusetts’ Bridget Bishop was the first woman to be executed due to what 1692 event?
4. Outsold only by the Bible, the iconic Little Red Book featured the wisdom of what Chinese chairman?
$100 ROUND:
1. With initials that stand for personal transportation, what trendy hatchback sedan did Chrysler discontinue in 2010?
2. In an incident spoofed as Gatecrash Gate, what socialite couple arrived uninvited to a White House state dinner in 2009?
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE ($250) Only 5 of the elite G-20 nations are located in the Americas. Name all 5 of these economic powerhouses.
3. Originally identified as a relative of the bison, what 3-horned beast is the official state dinosaur of Wyoming?
4. According to the Federal Flag Code, how should Old Glory be flown in order to communicate dire distress?
$200 ROUND:
1. Meaning figure in German, what school of psychotherapy explores the patient’s experience with the here and now?
2. Preceded by a number sign, what is the term for the key words and phrases used on Twitter to group tweets by topic?
3. Portrayed by Claire Danes in an HBO film, what autistic animal advocate has been called the woman who thinks like a cow?
4. More serious than its name suggests, what Dante masterpiece was considered lowbrow because it was in Italian, not Latin?

ANSWERS: show

WON: $1250 / declined video challenge